New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1887-07-13

An Ordinance to Punish Migrants and ramps. Z
The City Council of the city of New Ulm do or
dain:
SEC. L. Any person found within the limits of
the city Of New Lllm lettering about saloons,
taverns or other places, or wandering about the
streets, alleys, highways or public grounds, CT
found trespassing on the private premises of
Others either by day or BY night, and not hay
means of support, and lives idly or without en-
ployment, and not being able or willing to give
or her conduct or be found begging. and asking
or subsisting on charity, without the written per-
mission ofthe Mayor, shall be deemed avagrant
SEC. 2. Any person who shall be found con-
cealed in or about any house, place, other struc-
ture or premises, the property ofanother without
being able to give satisfactory account of him
self !; or who shall be found concealed in or
about any railroad car, engine, stockyards or
other railroad properly, without the consent of
the person in charge thereof or who shall have
about his person any instruments or things used
for the commission of burglary or picking locks
or pockets, and failing to account for such pos
session, shall be deemed a tramp.
SEC. 3. Any such person specified in the two
preceding sections or who may be convicted Of
being vagrant or tramp under this ordinance,
shall be fined not less than five dollars nor more
than one hundred dollars and costs of prosecu-
Imprisoned until such fine and costs are paid not
exceeding ninety days, and to be fed on bread
and water during such imprisonment, except
not Exceeding every fifth day or Whenever a any
male person convicted and fined as aforesaid
fails 10 pay such fine and costs, the court may
order said offender to be imprisoned and put to
hard labor on the streets or any public works of
said city, for term sufficient at the rate of one
dollar per day, including board to pay said fine
and COSTS and the chiefof police shall carry said
sentence into execution, either in person or by
some other officer of the city, and if any such
prisoner shall attempt to escape or refuse to work
such officer in charge may place a ball and chain
upon his leg or legs and compel him to work
Sec. Amy prisoner escaping from his work on
the public streets or Improvements of the city
shall forfeit the time he may have slabored and
upon being retaken shall work out the whole
amount for which he was originally Committed
Sec. S, Any prisoner may pay his fine at any
time after commencing to labor, deducting the
time worked at lthe rate of one dollar per day
from the amount of his fine and costs and he shall
thereupon be discharged and the court may at
any time discharge any such prisoner before his
time expires for faithful work, good conduct or
other mitigating circumstances when deemed
reasonable by the court, and the same shall be
entered in the docket with the date thereof.
SEC. g. The provisions of any ordinance in.
consistent herewith are hereby repealed
Sec. ~. This ordinance shall be in force from
and after its publication.
Passed June 29th A. D. 1857.
JOHN G. RUDOLPH,
Attest: Pres. of Council,
LOUIS ScHILLIHG. City Clerk
Approved June 30th A. ID. 1857.
G. WESCHCKE, Mayor.